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Well done. Maybe this is the year we get voter turnout over 100%

I kinda like this idea. I think it could help raise overall turnout.

I feel for Mitt a little. He gets constant pressure from his own party to always be more conservative and yet he has to constantly appear more moderate in order to give himself a chance. He's going two directions at once. In that way, he is kind of a master candidate. To cover as many bases as he has and still come off as believable... I think very few people could pull it off.

Pretty quiet in around here today. I think the Romney-philes are not feeling so confident anymore.

I think I'mma start a !@#$ing riot... regardless of the outcome. I've never done that before and I think it would be fun. I'mma loot me a !@#$ing widescreen. I'mma ride off on Ann Romney's horse too.

You should probably ask some of the job creators over on PPP?

I almost never feel this way, but I have to applaud the guy who got the hell out of that situation.

Obama Too close to call No

Romney: PA? You gotta be kidding me. That is simply delusional.

Believe me, I have no illusions about changing anybody's mind around here. You're married to it, I understand.

Christ, nitpick much? I'll rephrase it: I believe that the Republicans would have done worse. I thought that was implied by my saying I supported Obama's administration, but I guess there was still room for you to twist my meaning. I'm sorry for being less than perfectly precise.

I don't recall Obama ever saying Romney did anything illegal. He just tried to make the case that a big chunk of Romney's money was not where his mouth is, namely "U.S. investment and job creation."

It's a valid point. I just don't think Romney or another Republican could have done any better. As unbelievable as it sounds to you, I support the way this administration has handled it. The current economic climate sucks, but it was a couple generations in the making. We'll dig out of it, but it will take a while.

Oh man, that's way off. Quayle set the standard. You can criticise Biden for being a hot-head and misspeaking sometimes, but Quayle, wow! I think maybe you need to go back and revisit some of those classic quotes.

It's more than a line when you show the explanation. You can call it a line though if that makes it easier for you to dismiss. It is true though.

Yes, this week needs to be put out of its misery.

From the same article: Reagan had an advantage over Obama: The recession of the early 1980s was caused by runaway inflation, which the Federal Reserve countered by hiking interest rates. When inflation dropped, the Fed lowered rates and a massive economic boom resulted. The major causes of the recent recession were a banking crisis and housing bubble that exploded during President George W. Bush's final months in office. Another difference: With comparatively small debt loads, Reagan was able to push through a 23% across-the-board cut of individual income tax rates. Obama, meanwhile, entered the presidency with substantial budget deficits and an economy contracting at a rate of 6.7%.

Point of fact: It’s Romney who has millions in the Caymans. Obama happens to have a small investment that’s part of his pension from being an Illinois legislator, with a U.S. company which happens to have some overseas investments, including the Caymans. Huge difference. Obama gains no tax shelter advantage. I think they should be changed. I know that the Republicans would never change them.

I think it's an "event" which is about wealthy people networking with other wealthy people. Having a former pres as keynote speaker bumps it up a notch. But you know very well that nobody is there to hear the "expertise" of GWB. On any topic!

I think it's positive, definitely. I think it'll be roughly neutral to the poll numbers though. Team Romney will obviously play it as slow progress = I could do better.

I find it hard to believe that serious investors would pay top $ to hear GWB spout off on any topic. Same reason nobody in the media or even in his own party is handing him a microphone right now. His thoughts are not valuable.

Uh no. I don't give a crap about either party. And I don't even like tents. I sleep indoors in a nice big bed with my girlfriend.

I think Romney evolved too. He evolved from the guy that the conservatives hated to the guy they decided could pander to the center enough to give them a chance.

Good point. Definitely won't disqualify anyone from the Senate. I just wouldn't try to give blood for about a decade or two.